Blues 2021

[gt12]

For those who dont want to watch the whole thing, its mostly about his story, but with respect to the Blues for this year, he mentions that Akira is going well, hints that he has good youngsters at FB (Zarn Sullivan is then mentioned later under ‘players to watch’), and hints a bit about the way that different teams have different cultures (talking about ‘hard’ feedback at the Blues which is a bit harder to get going versus other teams).

[Tim]

[Daffy Jaffy]

[Tim]

@Daffy-Jaffy Think I spotted Teague McElroy in that video.

[KiwiMurph]

@Tim Funaki too in one photo.

[taniwharugby]

fuuun!

4-7 mins of hell (depending on your fitness)

[KiwiMurph]

Nock's injury from the Mitre 10 Cup semi final must have healed up if he's back running the Bronco.

[Tim]

@KiwiMurph said in Blues 2020:

Nock's injury from the Mitre 10 Cup semi final must have healed up if he's back running the Bronco.

Anyone spot TJ Faiane?

[taniwharugby]

@KiwiMurph he's usually up the front of those, so possibly still not at 100% as Ruru? seemed well ahead of the next one?

[Tim]

Also good to see Blake Gibson running.

[Machpants]

@Tim said in Blues 2020:

I quite fancy the hot redhead in the bra, a bit flat chested, sadly

[Nogusta]

@Daffy-Jaffy Josiah Maraku at around 1.33?

[Daffy Jaffy]

Robert Rush, Nico Jones and Marco Fepulea'i training with the squad.

[Tim]

@Daffy-Jaffy said in Blues 2021:

Robert Rush, Nico Jones and Marco Fepulea'i

Nice spotting. So it looks like the following are in the wider training group:

Teague McElroy (loosehead prop, North Harbour)
Hamdahn Tuipulotu (loosehead prop, Auckland)
Marco Fepulea'i (tighthead prop, Auckland)
Fatongia Paea (tighthead prop, Auckland)
Leni Apisai (hooker, Auckland)
Luteru Tolai (hooker, North Harbour)
Hamish Dalzell (lock, Auckland)
Robert Rush (flanker, Northland)
Niko Jones (flanker, Auckland)
Adrian Choat (flanker, Auckland)
Taufa Funaki (halfback, Auckland)
Josiah Maraku (midfield, Manawatu)
Neria Fomai (midfield, Hawkes Bay)
Antonio Mikaele Tuu (midfield, North Harbour)

[KiwiMurph]

pedant alert

*Niko Jones

[Daffy Jaffy]

@Tim In the bronco vid - Does anyone recognize the tall bearded player in the middle of the line with the hat on at 1:02 and then walking in the background with Goodhue at 1:55? I would guess a lock?

[Tim]

@Daffy-Jaffy Might be Hamish Dalzell?

[taniwharugby]

@Daffy-Jaffy did Rush finish that in bare feet and his shoes on his hands?

he also caught an eel...you can take the boy out of Northland....

[Daffy Jaffy]

@Tim Yes it was Dalzell. I just saw him on one news sport at the mud run. Also spotted Leni Apisai and I think young Auckland prop Fatongia Paea. I wondered what Apisai's inclusion meant for Luteru Tolai, but he may be there also with all three original hookers under injury recovery at present.

[Nogusta]

@Tim also Neria Fomai & Antonio Mikaele Tuu.